File scan report
Verdict Malicious
Is rzr-
RAR archive contains UPX-packed crack executable flagged by six major antivirus engines as game-hack tooling.
Strong evidence · Two or more major antivirus engines agree.
Treat the archive as malicious and remove it; maintain current antivirus protection.
What to do now4 steps
This is a hacking tool. It is risky to keep and run, but finding it is not by itself a sign that the device is infected.
What to do
Don't open or extract it unless you got it on purpose for security testing on systems you own. Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash.
If you didn't put it on the device yourself, delete it and run a full antivirus scan: something else may have brought it.
Tools like this often come with cracked or pirated software. If it came that way, treat the whole download as unsafe and scan everything it installed.
If you already opened or extracted it
Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.
If you opened or installed it
Avoid banking and sign-ins on that device until it is clean. These free MalwareTips guides walk you through it.
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Antivirus results
26 of 60 flagged
- Flagged 26
- No detection 34
- No result 16
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Completed
- First seen 17y ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
3 points against it and 2 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
26 of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag the sample, six of them major, with consistent hacking tool labels. Sandbox execution shows defensive-impairment behaviour and extraction of a launcher DLL.
The file is a RAR containing a UPX-packed PE that multiple major antivirus engines label as a crack or game-hack tool. No signed publisher or clean RAG history exists to offset the detections. Although files it created lack verdicts and host reputation data is missing, the major consensus and hacking tool confirmation outweigh those gaps.
What We Detected
76-engine scan returned 26 malicious detections; six major antivirus engines (ESET-NOD32, Fortinet, GData, Microsoft, Sophos, TrendMicro) converged on crack or game-hack families. The archive contains an UPX-packed PE and triggers debug-environment and long-sleep tags.
Threat Behavior
Six files it created were written; none carried prior malicious verdicts.
What To Do Now
Do not execute the archive. Keep security software enabled and delete the file. If the sample originated from an untrusted source, scan the entire system for additional artefacts.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- No dropped file is known to be malicious and 6 children returned unknown verdicts
- contactedHosts is null — no host-reputation cross-check available
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- No malicious files it created confirmed
- No external-intel corroboration from CIRCL or YARAify
- Multiple major hacking tool detections
- Offensive MITRE technique observed
- UPX packing and debug-evasion tags
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 13sandbox rule tags
- 7spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 22filesystem & mutex artifacts
What the test run showed
What the file did on a test computer
Confirmed in the test run
Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).
Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.
Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.
Note: Loaded extra code modules while running.
Note: Checked which security software was installed on the test computer.
Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as contacting a server, but no contacted host was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as using an unusual network protocol, but no contacted host was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as changing how Windows loads code; nothing confirms it.
This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.
Threat context
How hacking tools are used
Hacking tools are programs that can switch off security software, test passwords or attack other computers. Security professionals use them on purpose; criminals also bundle them with malware.
Bottom line:Keep it only if you installed it on purpose, and check how it got onto the device if you didn't.
Recorded behavior
What happened in the test
Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.
- 1
Input file
The submitted object
- Evidence 1 of 5: FileSeen in the test run
rzr-gt44.rar
6a9e9970cd046af944f0d6dd1d74dd8b1e0840b6dfab2a53d2364fbc3ee1fb51
Uploaded file
- 2
Processes
What ran
- Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\1911.dll",#1
Test run - Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
LaunchGTAIV.exe
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\LaunchGTAIV.exe"
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Files
Created or changed
- Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
e57563da-e30c-4f4d-98fc-f37983bbe911
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\e57563da-e30c-4f4d-98fc-f37983bbe911
Test run - Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
e2c11971-f3c8-4ccc-9a02-47e6c9086658
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\e2c11971-f3c8-4ccc-9a02-47e6c9086658
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
5 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
13MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1010
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1036
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1095· Custom network
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1518.001· Checks your AV
- T1542.003
- T1562.001· Disables security
- T1574.002· Execution hijack
Observed activity
Processes started
7Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\1911.dll",#1LaunchGTAIV.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\LaunchGTAIV.exe"unarchiver.exe"C:\Windows\System32\unarchiver.exe" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\GTAIV_1.0.0.4_CRACK.rar"7za.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\7za.exe "C:\Windows\System32\7za.exe" x -pinfected -y -o"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\g02j5gqz.sr5" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\GTAIV_1.0.0.4_CRACK.rar"cmd.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe "cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\g02j5gqz.sr5\LaunchGTAIV.exe"LaunchGTAIV.exeC:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\g02j5gqz.sr5\LaunchGTAIV.exe
Show all 7 entries for processes started
WidgetService.exe"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_1.6.2.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WidgetService\WidgetService.exe" -RegisterProcessAsComServer -Embedding
Files
19Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\e57563da-e30c-4f4d-98fc-f37983bbe911 - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\e2c11971-f3c8-4ccc-9a02-47e6c9086658 - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\0e61757f-3112-412f-90d0-1c8cd7cfaeed - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\2617af79-7adb-40a1-9718-4187eb56567d - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\7c36a20f-949c-4e9c-93a1-d2d5dfb3fdd5 - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\80274cdc-cfa8-4030-92ae-66c2318e19e4
Show all 19 entries for files
- Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.131b46d0-ed6d-4fda-a650-3def881718fb.tmp.xml - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.d4331f3e-9698-4d9c-84e0-2008b451b3b9.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.d83bce68-e62d-485e-98e2-546966ef86ee.tmp.dmp - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\edc696fd-b121-4817-8c32-62a0d2ea888a - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\fa5e3231-49bd-4830-9edf-39b1db30a89d - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\FeedSessions\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_cw5n1h2txyewy!Widgets!!com.msn.desktopfeed - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\FeedSessions\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_cw5n1h2txyewy!Widgets!!com.msn.desktopfeed\7c0e5faf-00d3-42ba-9136-43d4967f4c0d.dat - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\FeedSessions\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_cw5n1h2txyewy!Widgets!!com.msn.desktopfeed\7c0e5faf-00d3-42ba-9136-43d4967f4c0d.dat.~tmp - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\FeedSessions\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_cw5n1h2txyewy!Widgets!!com.msn.desktopfeed\7c0e5faf-00d3-42ba-9136-43d4967f4c0d.dat~RF586c69.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\FeedSessions\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_cw5n1h2txyewy!Widgets!!com.msn.desktopfeed - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\FeedSessions\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_cw5n1h2txyewy!Widgets!!com.msn.desktopfeed\7c0e5faf-00d3-42ba-9136-43d4967f4c0d.dat - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\FeedSessions\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_cw5n1h2txyewy!Widgets!!com.msn.desktopfeed\7c0e5faf-00d3-42ba-9136-43d4967f4c0d.dat~RF586c69.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\FeedSessions\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_cw5n1h2txyewy!Widgets!!com.msn.desktopfeed\7c0e5faf-00d3-42ba-9136-43d4967f4c0d.dat~RF587708.TMP
Registry and auto-start
1Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Deleted
\REGISTRY\A\{692e8327-18a9-d3da-3589-5478a691a49a}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\PermissionsCheckTestKey
Mutexes
3Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\WERReportingForProcess7116\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\InventorySynchronizationInventoryApplicationFileMutex5160\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Global\eaeb96f8-cf8b-4080-9140-f80d8ea518bb
Sandbox background — not the file
2The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
conhost.exeC:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 - VM process
WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 7116 -s 728
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 6 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 6 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 5b8ad408fdde29e6c549…83c2acNot checkedno saved verdict
- 8fdd49ed8e3eab96a61f…f0a068Not checkedno saved verdict
- fb1764acec6f5587a348…0bf649Not checkedno saved verdict
- a8c1e0a0704609f4c0c6…6cee45Not checkedno saved verdict
- 90f8640b69582b4e34b1…2e164dNot checkedno saved verdict
- 4455738a50ee445e237c…486e19Not checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
26 of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
Engines that flagged it 26
- ESET-NOD32 (major engine)Win32/HackTool.Crack.BC potentially unsafe
- Fortinet (major engine)Riskware/Crack
- GData (major engine)Win32.Application.Agent.J9L25I
- Microsoft (major engine)Trojan:Win32/Kepavll!rfn
- Sophos (major engine)Mal/Behav-428
- TrendMicro (major engine)HKTL_GAMEHACK
- TrendMicro-HouseCall (major engine)HKTL_GAMEHACK
- alibabacloudHackTool:Win/Crack.BC
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Aug 31, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC
- SHA-256
6a9e9970cd046af944f0d6dd1d74dd8b1e0840b6dfab2a53d2364fbc3ee1fb51- SHA-1
88f5f999659777c5712c4969114eae17181a41a2- MD5
c7e19435f9322c73b97d7443ca400794
About this file
rzr-gt44.rar is an RAR file of 197.8 kB.
- Type and size
- RAR · 197.8 kB
- Signer
- Not applicable
- First seen
- Jun 28, 2009On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 97 distinct sources
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
26 of 60 engines flagged this file
16 of the 76 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
The 26 detections come from 22 independent scan engines: several vendors license the same engine, so their results are one vote.
- Tier-116 engines6flagged7 vendors sharing 6 engines
- Tier-232 engines13flagged14 vendors sharing 13 engines
- Low-trust12 engines5flagged
View all 76 engine results
- alibabacloudMalicious: HackTool:Win/Crack.BC
- ALYacMalicious: Trojan.Agent.75940U
- Antiy-AVLMalicious: HackTool/Win32.Crack
- CAT-QuickHealMalicious: Trojan.Ghanarava.17530903405a3d97
- CTXMalicious: rar.trojan.crack
- DeepInstinctMalicious: MALICIOUS
- ESET-NOD32Malicious: Win32/HackTool.Crack.BC potentially unsafe
- FortinetMalicious: Riskware/Crack
- GDataMalicious: Win32.Application.Agent.J9L25I
- GoogleMalicious: Detected
- JiangminMalicious: Trojan.Generic.gscci
- K7AntiVirusMalicious: Hacktool ( 0047f82e1 )
- K7GWMalicious: Hacktool ( 0047f82e1 )
- KingsoftMalicious: Win32.HackTool.Crack.BC
- LionicMalicious: Trojan.ZIP.Crack.4!c
- MalwarebytesMalicious: Generic.Malware.Gen.DDS
- MicrosoftMalicious: Trojan:Win32/Kepavll!rfn
- RisingMalicious: Malware.Heuristic!ET#99% (CLOUD)
- SangforMalicious: Hacktool.Win32.Crack.Vb6w
- SophosMalicious: Mal/Behav-428
- TrendMicroMalicious: HKTL_GAMEHACK
- TrendMicro-HouseCallMalicious: HKTL_GAMEHACK
- VaristMalicious: W32/Backdoor.NOIA-8467
- VBA32Malicious: Trojan.Tiggre
- XcitiumMalicious: Malware@#2w8txvv1fec1x
- ZoneAlarmMalicious: Troj/Agent-XCR
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaNo result
- APEXNo result
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BaiduClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavNo result
- ClamAVNo result
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CylanceNo result
- CynetClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticNo result
- EmsisoftClean
- F-SecureClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- KasperskyClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoNo result
- PandaClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighNo result
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecNo result
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisNo result
- TencentClean
- TrapmineNo result
- TrellixENSNo result
- TrustlookNo result
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZonerClean
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 8 questions people ask most about this file.
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